Mianyang is the place where Liu Bei established himself as King of Hanzhong.
For this reason, even though Mianyang is not the county seat of Hanzhong County, its status in Hanzhong County is no lower than that of Nanzheng.
After Liu Bei led the army back to Chengdu, he asked Ma Chao to lead the army to guard Mianyang.
After the Battle of Xiangfan in the Han and Wei Dynasties, Ma Chao, who had made great contributions, received many rewards from Liu Bei, but Liu Bei still did not let Ma Chao move to the town.
Of course, he is said to be leading the defense, but given the sensitivity of Ma Chao's status, he will not have too many soldiers and horses.
Even counting the foreign troops and horses under Ma Chao, he currently only has three thousand troops at his disposal.
With three thousand soldiers and horses, they were in Mianyang, the heart of Hanzhong, surrounded by many powerful counties. No matter how capable Ma Chao was, it would be difficult for him to make any waves.
All these arrangements were Liu Bei's defense against Ma Chao.
Liu Bei's precautions against Ma Chao were not only known to the world, but also to Ma Chao himself.
It is impossible to say that Ma Chao didn't mind Liu Bei's precautions at all.
But Ma Chao didn't have too many complaints in his heart because of Liu Bei's caution against him.
After all, apart from Liu Bei's restrictions on Ma Chao's military power, Liu Bei never treated Ma Chao poorly in other aspects.
Even when Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor and honored generals, the rewards Zhang Fei received were lower than those of Ma Chao.
Considering Ma Chao's notorious reputation in the world, Liu Bei's being able to treat him like this is considered to be the most benevolent thing.
Otherwise, let Cao Cao or Sun Quan try to be Ma Chao's lord, they will definitely kill Ma Chao in minutes.
Precisely because Ma Chao knew that Liu Bei was wary of him, after leading his army back to Mianyang, he returned to his old behavior of being cautious.
Even though there was a major purge in Mianyang not long ago, Ma Chao was able to turn a deaf ear to the big changes happening around him.
He didn't even send an envoy to inquire about Mi Yang.
This shows how cautious he is.
It's a pity that the tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop. Maybe Ma Chao plans to spend the rest of his life in Mianyang.
But how could Mi Yang, who inherited Liu Bei's spirit of "never waste a grain of grain", turn a blind eye to this mighty general in his county?
Therefore, after temporarily settling all the important military and political affairs in Liangzhou, Mi Yang immediately came to the outside of Mianyang County again and asked his close minister Fa Miao to deliver a greeting card to Ma Chao.
When Ma Chao, who was in the military camp, received the invitation from Mi Yang, he fell into deep thought.
Fortunately, Mi Yang did not bring too many troops this time, otherwise Ma Chao might have suspected that Mi Yang had an ulterior motive.
It's not that Ma Chao has a villain's heart to judge a gentleman, but because of Mi Yang's identity, his sudden visit really made Ma Chao feel suspicious.
Everyone knew that Liu Bei had doubts about Ma Chao, so in the past few Han officials would take the initiative to visit Ma Chao.
In order to show off their loyalty, some Han officials even publicly scolded Ma Chao many times.
Ma Chao knew Mi Yang's current status in the Han Dynasty. He was called a foreign relative, but he was actually a clan relative.
For a die-hard Liu Bei confidant like Mi Yang, how could his sudden visit not make Ma Chao suspicious?
Because of doubts in his heart, when facing Mi Yang's first visit, Ma Chao asked Ma Dai to be his envoy and went to see Mi Yang in person to express to him that he was ill and could not receive guests.
But Ma Chao's first polite refusal did not deter Mi Yang.
He directly asked Ma Dai to bring back the message: "Wait until you recover."
These four short words revealed Mi Yang's determination to see Ma Chao.
After Ma Chao understood Mi Yang's determination, he could only sigh a few times, and then agreed to Mi Yang's visit.
Ma Chao didn't want to have too many entanglements with Mi Yang, but he also didn't want to offend Mi Yang rashly.
After all, any discerning person among the Han Dynasty can see that Mi Yang's status among the Han Dynasty in the future is likely to reach the level of Guan Yu.
After Mi Yang learned that Ma Chao agreed to meet, he originally wanted to go to Ma Chao's military camp to meet him, but unfortunately, his idea was severely discouraged by Fa Miao and other officials.
Compared to Mi Yang, Fa Miao and others were full of suspicion towards Ma Chao.
Fa Miao and others did not agree with Mi Yang's meeting with Ma Chao. They believed that meeting an unkind and unjust person like Ma Chao was inherently dangerous.
Now Mi Yang wants to sneak into Ma Chao's military camp to meet him. How can this make Fa Miao and others not feel crazy?
"How can we trust the rebellious son who betrayed his father and the traitor who killed the king?"
Fa Miao's sonorous and powerful advice made Mi Yang unable to say anything good for Ma Chao.
And this sentence of Fa Miao also represents the current people's understanding of Ma Chao.
Even from a rational analysis, Ma Chao is unlikely to be detrimental to Mi Yang.
But based on what Ma Chao has done in the past, he is no longer trusted by the world. How can we talk about rational analysis?
Mi Yang also knew that Fa Miao was doing his best, so he changed his mind and asked someone to send a message to Ma Chao asking him to meet him in his military camp.
However, Ma Chao understood Mi Yang's request, so on the second day after exchanging anger, Ma Chao came to Mi Yang's camp alone.
Not only did Ma Chao not bring any personal guards when he came this time, he also did not wear armor and weapons.
His actions were not self-certification, but actually self-protection.
Although he has a higher military position than Mi Yang, if he misunderstands Mi Yang, it would be easy for Mi Yang to directly order him to be taken down and punished.
As long as Mi Yang reported his intention to rebel later, it would be enough.
After all, who in the world would believe that Mi Yang, who always puts integrity first, would wrongly accuse him, a notorious traitor?
From the day he betrayed Ma Teng, he was sentenced to death in the hearts of the world.
When Ma Chao, who was wearing regular clothes, entered Mi Yang's camp, Mi Yang immediately invited Ma Chao to his main tent.
Corresponding seats have been arranged in the main tent, and various delicacies and wines are also ready on the seats.
Under the leadership of the sergeant, Mi Yang soon met Ma Chao.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The moment she saw Ma Chao, Mi Yang couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
What appeared in front of Mi Yang was no longer the sturdy and dashing Jin Machao he had seen at the beginning of the year, but an old man with half a head of white hair and a slightly stooped body.
In just one year, Ma Chao has already become like this!
Although he was surprised, there was no abnormality on Mi Yang's face.
Mi Yang knew the reason why Ma Chao had aged so much in less than a year.
Just a heart attack.
If Mi Yang remembers correctly, it was probably during this time in history that Ma Chao began to suffer from serious illness and passed away.
Now it is not easy for Ma Chao to still appear in front of him in good condition.
It may be that participating in the previous Xiangfan War relieved some of Ma Chao's depression.
Mi Yang calmly stood up to welcome Ma Chao's arrival, and then asked Ma Chao to take a seat.
Facing Mi Yang's salute, Ma Chao seemed a little flattered. He had not received such treatment for a long time.
Seeing that Mi Yang was so respectful to him, Ma Chao didn't care much and took the opportunity to sit down below Mi Yang.
But just after Ma Chao sat down, his keen senses instantly noticed that several vigilant eyes were focused on him for a long time.
Ma Chao looked towards those eyes and saw several generals holding sharp blades, staring closely at him.
Those eyes are both alert and wary.
However, Ma Chao had long been accustomed to these looks, so he just pretended not to see them.
But Ma Chao still unconsciously became cautious.
Mi Yang saw Ma Chao's restraint, and he also saw how wary his subordinates were about Ma Chao.
To be honest, Mi Yang has no trust in Ma Chao. He is also wary of Ma Chao, but he will not show his wariness as obviously as his subordinates.
After all, he had something to ask Ma Chao for later.
Mi Yang took the lead in raising the wine glass in his hand to toast Ma Chao, trying to ease the atmosphere at the banquet.
Facing Mi Yang's toast, Ma Chao also raised his glass in return.
After going back and forth, the atmosphere in the banquet may still be tense overall, but the atmosphere between Mi Yang and Ma Chao is still harmonious.
But Ma Chao is not a fool. Of course he knows that Mi Yang specifically wants to meet him, not just to drink with him.
Therefore, while talking with Mi Yang, Ma Chao was always cautious.
After Mi Yang chatted with Ma Chao for a while, he saw that Ma Chao was not as nervous as when he first sat down, so he put down the wine glass in his hand and said to Ma Chao:
"Every time I come to Mianyang, I will make a special trip to see the high platform built when His Majesty became king.
I was in Jingzhou at that time, and I don’t know what a grand scene it was when Your Majesty became king. I wonder if General Hussar can describe it in detail for me?"
Hearing Mi Yang ask about this matter, Ma Chao's thoughts were suddenly brought back to the grand ceremony that day.
On the surface, Liu Bei's king-making ceremony was an act of elevating his own status.
But in fact, it was a grand celebration ceremony specially held after he won the Battle of Hanzhong.
After decades of displacement and decades of repeated defeats, Liu Bei finally defeated the 100,000 elite Wei army led by Cao Cao personally in Hanzhong, the land of Longxing, the founder of Han Dynasty Liu Bang.
What an exciting and proud thing this is?
Because of this special significance, the king-proclaiming ceremony was very grand.
Tens of thousands of armored soldiers surrounded it like mountains, and hundreds of heroes of the world were dotted like stars.
Together, they looked at the upright figure on the high platform with admiring eyes, and shouted the three words "King of Hanzhong" with the loudest voice in their lives that shook the world.
Thinking about that kind of scene now, even Ma Chao, who had long been disheartened, could not help but feel excited.
Ma Chao had no doubt that he was there, and he told Mi Yang exactly what he saw that day.
When Ma Chao described the grand scene, a look of yearning naturally appeared on his face.
There is no Angcang man who does not yearn for that kind of scene.
What Ma Chao didn't know was that when he was describing those scenes, the excitement on his face was caught by Mi Yang, who had been watching him.
After seeing Ma Chao's reaction, Mi Yang knew better. After praising the grand occasion that day, he seemed to say to Ma Chao inadvertently:
"It seems that the hussar general's desire to make achievements has not disappeared!"
Now Ma Chao's mood was rising. His heightened mood made Ma Chao unaware of the inappropriateness of this sentence for a while. He subconsciously responded softly: "Yeah."
But just after he blurted out this word, he seemed to sense something was wrong.
Then he raised his head and looked at Mi Yang with suspicious eyes, his whole face became extremely ugly.
Not only did Ma Chao's expression become ugly, but even the looks that Fa Miao and others present looked at Ma Chao became intriguing.
Why did Ma Chao, Fa Miao and others react like this? The reason lies in Ma Chao's embarrassing identity.
If others have a desire to make contributions, anyone will praise them for their good ambitions, but not Ma Chao.
The reason is very simple. What did Ma Chao do when he was most motivated to make contributions?
He who rebels against his father kills his king and drives away the people and harms the virtuous.
With Ma Chao's past, if he says he has the intention to make contributions, he will not get praise from others, but will only get endless doubts and suspicions from others.
The performance of everyone on the court now illustrates this point.
Ma Chao quickly realized this, so his face became extremely ugly, and he even looked at Mi Yang with suspicion.
In his eyes now, Mi Yang seems to be the same as Peng Yang who wanted to harm him in the past.
The reaction of Ma Chao and everyone else immediately made Mi Yang realize the inappropriateness of what he just said.
But Mi Yang's original intention was not to frame Ma Chao.
He knew that Ma Chao was frightened now, so he tested it step by step, but he didn't expect Ma Chao to be so frightened.
Mi Yang could only sigh in his heart, his uncle was really good at it.
Mi Yang, who realized something was wrong, then immediately said: "Gu's heart yearned for the grand occasion of those days. I wonder if General Hussar would be willing to join hands with Gu to restore the grand occasion of Hanzhong?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Ma Chao was already quite surprised. Just now he thought that today was a Hongmen Banquet, but after hearing Mi Yang’s words
, his mood gradually calmed down.
Based on his image in the hearts of the world, he should not have the ambition to make great achievements. It is best for him to be honest all his life.
But he can assist a certain general and make achievements together.
Liu Bei can accept such behavior, and the world can also acquiesce.
For example, he assisted Zhang Fei in the Battle of Xiabian, and he assisted Guan Yu in the Battle of Xiangfan.
Mi Yang's words also indirectly showed that when he met him this time, he wanted to ask for his help, not to frame him.
Mi Yang's integrity in the world has always been good. Since he has said so, Ma Chaoyun no longer has any doubts.
But Mi Yang's request made Ma Chao's originally cold thoughts warm up.
His ambition has only cooled down, not gone.
But Ma Chao still has one biggest concern in his heart:
"Where is Your Majesty?"
Hearing Ma Chao's concerns, Mi Yang said confidently: "Your Majesty will tell you the truth alone, so there is no need to worry, General Hussar."
After receiving Mi Yang's promise, the last layer of worry in Ma Chao's heart disappeared.
He raised his hands and asked Mi Yang, "I wonder what Liangzhou Mu needs to do?"
Under Ma Chao's questioning, Mi Yang told what he wanted to ask Ma Chao:
"The Hussar General has great prestige among the Qiang and Di. I hope that the Hussar General can use his own prestige to recruit some Qiang and Di warriors for Gu."
Seeing that this was Mi Yang's request, Ma Chao thought for a while and then wanted to agree to Mi Yang's request.
With his prestige in Liangzhou, it is not difficult to achieve this.
But just when he said yes, Ma Chao suddenly realized something was wrong.
The Qiang and Di people are all horsemen and archers. There are many mountainous areas in Hanzhong. What does Mi Yang want the Qiang and Di people to do now?
unless!
After realizing Mi Yang's true intention, Ma Chao looked up at Mi Yang in surprise:
"Wudu!"
Seeing that Ma Chao had guessed his true intention, Mi Yang did not hide it. He showed his big white teeth and smiled at Ma Chao:
"Of course.
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